類
類·kind, type
- On-yomi
- ルイ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 種類 | しゅるい | kind, sort, type |
| 書類 | しょるい | documents, paperwork |
| 人類 | じんるい | humankind |
| 分類 | ぶんるい | classification |
Example sentences
この店はパンの種類が多い。
このみせはパンのしゅるいがおおい。
This shop has many kinds of bread.
必要な書類を明日までに提出してください。
ひつようなしょるいをあしたまでにていしゅつしてください。
Please submit the necessary documents by tomorrow.
本を分類して棚に並べた。
ほんをぶんるいしてたなにならべた。
I sorted the books and lined them up on the shelf.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 類 as たぐい inside compounds — in 種類 and 書類 it is ルイ
- Writing the left half as 米 alone and forgetting the 大 underneath it
Memory aid
Picture it
The 頁 head element again on the right — sorting heads into groups, which is exactly what putting things into kinds is.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 書類しょるいdocuments
- 種類しゅるいkind, type
- 分類するぶんるいするto classify
- 人類じんるいmankind, humanity, the human race
- 親類しんるいrelative, relation, kin
- 分類ぶんるいclassification, sorting into categories
- 衣類いるいclothes; clothing; garments
- 類たぐいkind; sort; the like; an equal; a match
- 類推るいすいanalogy; reasoning by analogy; inference from a similar case
- 類似るいじresemblance; similarity; analogy
Quick check
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